The Deacon's Bench
This says it beautifully. Just watch. And then share it with someone you know. Read more
This says it beautifully. Just watch. And then share it with someone you know. Read more
“This represents an unprecedented intrusion by the federal government to force religious institutions to facilitate and fund a product contrary to their own moral teaching. The mandate purports to define which religious institutions are “religious” enough to merit the protection of their religious liberty. The Church cannot not oppose this unjust mandate. It is a matter of whether religious people and institutions may be forced by the government to provide coverage for contraception or sterilization, even if that violates their... Read more
Check this out: filmmaker Frans Hofmeester captured the growth of his daughter Lotte from birth to age 12 and put it together in a time-lapse video. Read more
Wise words for a Monday morning, from Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh. It’s something we all need to hear these days: We are called to live love, to reflect that Divine Love we remember in Divine Mercy Sunday. It is a love that calls us to mercy, and that calls us to charity which is Divine Love and Mercy lived. Particularly during the Easter season, an armistice on the rush to judgment might be called. We have lived again in... Read more
This is something new to me: Churches have long held special ceremonies to bless the sick, pets, bikes and more. Now a church in Detroit has celebrated its first “Blessing of the Purses.” The first annual event, held Sunday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, was aimed at praying for financial stability in a city that has struggled with poverty but also is still reeling from the recession. “The city has experienced financial depression,” said the Rev. Michael Nkachukwu, pastor of... Read more
The exodus from the Holy Land of Palestinian Christians could eventually leave holy cities like Jerusalem and Bethlehem without a local Christian population. Why are they leaving? “60 Minutes” Sunday night found some compelling answers in a report by Bob Simon that offered a look at a subject that doesn’t get a lot of attention on broadcast television. Read more
Is there a way to express your faith on the job? An author has some ideas. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Read more
That’s the only way to explain this incredible close call. (Judging from the woman’s reaction, you sorta get the impression this happens a lot. No big whoop.) Read more
It happened Saturday night: A Muslim mob set ablaze a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese in the capital Khartoum, witnesses and media reports said on Sunday. The church in Khartoum’s Al-Jiraif district was built on a disputed plot of land, but the Saturday night incident appeared to be part of the fallout from ongoing hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan over control of an oil town on their ill-defined border. Sudan and South Sudan have been drawing closer to... Read more
I have a confession to make. Every Sunday, before I preach, I pray for help and guidance from three heavenly intercessors: the Virgin Mary, St. Stephen and…Archbishop Fulton Sheen. I know people are looking for miracles to have Fulton Sheen declared a saint; the fact that I am able to do what I do every week should count as a miracle, in my book. God knows, I’m not able to do it on my own. The good archbishop has to... Read more
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